Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Citation
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Parent Document
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri (state)
- Effective Date
- 2018-03-06
Other Sections in This Document (30)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Labarbera v. Malec, 540 S.W.3d 903 (2018)
- Section 441
Full Text
1,002 charsSee § 537.021. All references to statutes are to RSMo (2000) unless otherwise indicated. Section 537.021 authorizes the appointment of a defendant ad litem in actions for damages in which the real party in interest is a deceased wrongdoer's liability insurer. Travis v. Contico Int'l, Inc. , 928 S.W.2d 367, 370 (Mo. App. E.D. 2013). The purpose of § 537.021 is to substitute the defendant ad litem for the formerly-required administrator of the estate where the liability insurer is the "real defendant." State ex rel. Hune v. Ryan , 771 S.W.2d 831, 832 (Mo. banc 1989). Any judgment against the defendant ad litem is binding on the insurer of the deceased wrongdoer to the same extent as if a personal representative had acted as the legal representative of the deceased wrongdoer. Litton v. Kornbrust , 85 S.W.3d 110, 117 (Mo. App. W.D. 2002). The defendant ad litem is merely a nominal defendant acting as a legal representative for the insured, and the liability insurer is the real defendant. Id.